December 9th, 2010 | 
Author: Our baby girl is due January next year and my hubby and I are quite confused with what and how many clothes to get for the baby. There are so many varieties of the same thing (e.g. onesies come in long/short sleeve, cotton/fleece). Winter in northern CA is not really that cold, so I’m not sure if the "winter baby" suggestions on the web are applicable…thanks
- how many of everything did you get?
We also have a Jan baby and live in Northern Ca- Honestly you don’t think that you need the winter clothes because it’s relatively warm- but you also need to remember that they aren’t as use to the cold as you/we are. When I had my dd in 07 it was 35 here- so don’t be surprised if some days get a little colder.
I personally always put onesies on my LO- not only do they keep clothes off the skin, they help to protect when they have blow outs, or leak diapers- Personally no leaky diapers but plenty of blow outs- Also in the 1st 2 months- you basically keep your LO in 1 piece outfits/ pj type- and a few outfits for special occasions or going out.
Long sleeve fleece are perfect and so are the sweat shirt material 2 piece out fits. The less snaps/buttons the better- you change them so often at this time, that zippers are best or things that you can slip over their head- I preferred the long sleeve- night gowns with draw strings at the bottom for the first month. Boy or girl-especially for night diaper changes- you just pull it up and you don’t risk waking your newborn.
I honestly never put my dd in anything short sleeve until April- for going out. I think thick cotton and fleece is perfect. I would say have enough clothes for at least 3 outfits a day-so 21 article’s of clothing a week- if you want to do wash every week. If you don’t 42 pieces. It sounds like a lot but if you have a LO like myself you will have to change them a lot. Between the spit ups and the blow outs- Also get a good pair of booties- Carter’s makes some nice knitted one’s, and Target carries a nice pair of fleece once. They are much easier to get on then shoes and stay on better then socks.
Since you should be putting your LO in a thick coat or jacket under the car seat- I suggest you get a nice fleece one piece outfit from Lands End or even Carters- then just throw a thick fleece or cotton blanket over your infant carrier for going outside- the external car seat covers are not recommended due to safety issues with the seat/when connected to the base/seat belt.
Your best bet- for ease of use for the 1st month – it 2 piece long sleeve top/bottoms, and 1 piece zip up outfits or one’s without a lot of snaps.
Also some stretchy cotton blankets- Carters makes some great ones for swaddling- Wearable fleece blankets are also really nice- some nights I would put my dd in a long sleeve onesie, long pants and the wearable blankets for bed- this was around 2 months- when she started sleeping for longer then 3 hours.
Congrats and good luck.
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cold to you and cold to a baby are two entirely differant things. what is comfortable to you might make the baby cold. so get a little bit of everything. obviously you are not going to need as many long sleeve type things as someone living in wisconsin might, but 4 or 5 of them wouldnt hurt, especially if you plan on traveling at all.
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I love onesies and the jammies are cute at that age. I don’t live down where it is warm. But I do have a little advice, when I had my showers, everyone bought big. I was thinking that I didn’t have enough newborn – but I was wrong, my little one grew so fast at the beginning that the bigger stuff fit her sooner than I would have thought (she was out of newborn within a couple of weeks – but she also grew 4" in two months). If you look at a growth chart for infants, you will see that they grow pretty fast for the first few months at least. However, that was my experience.
Lots of onesies – they are great to wear alone and to wear under clothes when it is a little cooler out – that’s what I use most.
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when my daughter was born it was december in Virginia…which is also not very cold. My advice to you is get footie pajamas. My daughter lived in them for the newborn sizes and didn’t start wearing outfits until she was 3 months. The footie PJ’s you can Get in light cotton or in fleece, and are helpful at keeping them warm as newborns cant control their body temperature. Even though it is not cold to to it is freezing to them (even at say 70 degrees you keep it in your house) get lots of cotton hats always keep a hat on a baby until they are about 6 weeks. Also get lots of the little hand mittens to keep them from scratching their faces. A few onsies never hurt to get either for if your child is warm or has a fever. Another option to consider is sleep sacks or wearable blankets for going to bed. They keep them nice and warm. Also a couple bath robes to put them in straight out of the tubby are good to have.
hope i helped!
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o my gosh not many! they grow SO quick, however they do need washing constantly!
but id get more 0-3 months than newborn. i prefere to use short sleeve onsies with a jumper if need be in england it can be sunny then cold and rainy the next minute, also cotton is a lot less irritaable on their delicate skin.
also you dont need winter clothes but maybe a little summer soft jacket/coat and a stroller blanket if its windy or a wee bit chilly.
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Well I live in California and I was due Feb 14th 2008 but had my son last January 26th 2008. January is a great month to have a baby! It was pouring when we brought him home tho.
We got one of those covers for his infant car seat it was great to keep the warmth in while we were outside. I would get lots of clothes! onesies, long sleeved shirts, comfy pants, socks, anything you can get because you can always layer her. When my son felt like he was getting a lil to warm we would just take a layer off. They say always keep one more layer on your baby than you would wear yourself. I didn’t care if he got to hot we could just take some off what I hated was when I thought he was cold. I’d much rather have a hot baby than I can cool down a lot faster than trying to warm up a cold one. Congrats on the new baby girl in January!! My son will be a year old can’t believe it!! It will go by so fast!
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~Mom of 9 month old Alexander~
don’t buy very many NB clothes, they will out grow them very quickly. stock up on some 0/3, 3/6 and a few 6/9. 15 NB outfits, maybe 15 0/3 outfits, 15 3/6 and 10 6/9 months.
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Make sure to get onieses, and sleep n play outfits. your baby can where sleep n play to sleep and outdoors.
If the question is how many clothes and not what type of clothes, then I would say as many as you think the baby would wear before growing out of newborn size clothes.
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Best to get a little of everything at first until you find what works for you. Its always nice to have at least a few long sleeve onesies on hand just in case. You wil lneed the short sleeve onesies regardless of the weather, they are good for layering. I always use cotton. Lots of sleepers,a few pairs of pants and socks. Different variates of sleepers, a few fleece, a few cotton etc. Keep in mind that its not recommended to put a blanket on the baby when they sleep so you may have to layer him/her up to keep warm or swaddle. The sleep sacks are great too.
I know what you mean by not really having a "winter baby" I am in Southern CA and it was 85 degrees yesterday! My daughter is still in summer clothes!
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We also have a Jan baby and live in Northern Ca- Honestly you don’t think that you need the winter clothes because it’s relatively warm- but you also need to remember that they aren’t as use to the cold as you/we are. When I had my dd in 07 it was 35 here- so don’t be surprised if some days get a little colder.
I personally always put onesies on my LO- not only do they keep clothes off the skin, they help to protect when they have blow outs, or leak diapers- Personally no leaky diapers but plenty of blow outs- Also in the 1st 2 months- you basically keep your LO in 1 piece outfits/ pj type- and a few outfits for special occasions or going out.
Long sleeve fleece are perfect and so are the sweat shirt material 2 piece out fits. The less snaps/buttons the better- you change them so often at this time, that zippers are best or things that you can slip over their head- I preferred the long sleeve- night gowns with draw strings at the bottom for the first month. Boy or girl-especially for night diaper changes- you just pull it up and you don’t risk waking your newborn.
I honestly never put my dd in anything short sleeve until April- for going out. I think thick cotton and fleece is perfect. I would say have enough clothes for at least 3 outfits a day-so 21 article’s of clothing a week- if you want to do wash every week. If you don’t 42 pieces. It sounds like a lot but if you have a LO like myself you will have to change them a lot. Between the spit ups and the blow outs- Also get a good pair of booties- Carter’s makes some nice knitted one’s, and Target carries a nice pair of fleece once. They are much easier to get on then shoes and stay on better then socks.
Since you should be putting your LO in a thick coat or jacket under the car seat- I suggest you get a nice fleece one piece outfit from Lands End or even Carters- then just throw a thick fleece or cotton blanket over your infant carrier for going outside- the external car seat covers are not recommended due to safety issues with the seat/when connected to the base/seat belt.
Your best bet- for ease of use for the 1st month – it 2 piece long sleeve top/bottoms, and 1 piece zip up outfits or one’s without a lot of snaps.
Also some stretchy cotton blankets- Carters makes some great ones for swaddling- Wearable fleece blankets are also really nice- some nights I would put my dd in a long sleeve onesie, long pants and the wearable blankets for bed- this was around 2 months- when she started sleeping for longer then 3 hours.
Congrats and good luck.
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Get 6 legless onsies where you can let the baby wear her pants. The legless one is easier to change diaper. The onepiece is harder because you have to open her up and change her. For new baby you need to change her every feeding. It also makes it easier for daddy to chage her. Other things you might need: two bath towel, several soft blankets, socks, mitten, hat, a couple of jackets….I guess you will learn more as you go…I had to buy whatever we need after the baby was born. We are still learning.
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